Local obituaries for Paducah and McCracken County, KY.

Nov 24, 2012

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John Howell Willeford, 88 of Paducah died 11:25 a.m. Saturday at McCracken Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Paducah. Mr. Willeford was retired from I.S.P. Chemicals in Calvert City and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are his wife, Frances Willeford; one daughter, Darla Wells of Paducah; one son, Bart Colson of Paducah; and one sister, Charlotte Mann of...

Nov 21, 2012

Joe Greif, 53 of Paducah died at 9:00pm Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at his home. Mr. Greif was a maintenance worker for the City of Paducah and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are his mother, Mattie Greif; three brothers, Ron Nichols of Paducah, Charlie Nichols of Paducah, and Larry Greif of Mt. Vernon, IL; one sister, Sandra Jean Greif...

Nov 21, 2012

Charlie Dale Rayburn, 36, of Paducah died November 21, 2012. He was a welder and worked on a tow boat. He is survived by his wife, Tabitha Fay Rayburn; one son, Bruce Vincent Rayburn of Paducah; two brothers, Tim Collier of Reidland and David Carroll of West Paducah; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his...

Nov 20, 2012

Vickie K. Davis, 63 of West Paducah died at 1:15pm Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at Lourdes Hospital. Mrs. Davis was an addiction specialist and counselor. Surviving are her husband, Gary Davis; two sons, Steven Davis of Pensacola, FL and Brian Davis of St. Louis, MO; one sister, Nancy Clark of Paducah; nine grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was...

Nov 19, 2012

Joan Balmer Tack, 77 of Little Rock, Arkansas passed away on November 19, 2012 in Paducah. Surviving are her daughters, Cheryl Ewing of Benton and Deborah Philpotts of Bethlehem, PA; one son, Barry Tack of Little Rock, AR; and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, William G. Tack Jr. and her parents, James...

Nov 18, 2012

Robert “Pete” Spann, 56 of Ledbetter passed away at 3:25am Sunday, November 18, 2012 at his residence. Pete was a Teamster at Olmstead Lock and Dam, and a proud member of Teamsters Local 236. He was an avid biker, and will be lovingly remembered as a very generous person. Surviving are his wife, Debbie Spann; his mother, Esther “Boots” Stokes;...

Nov 15, 2012

Ruth Ann Solomon, 71 of Paducah died at 8:15am Thursday, November 15, 2012 at her residence. Mrs. Solomon was a retired Certified Nursing Assistant at Medco Center of Paducah. Surviving are two sons, Claude Solomon and Ronnie Solomon, both of Paducah; three daughters, Mary Martha Solomon, Lisa Ann Solomon, and Pam Solomon, all of Paducah; one brother, Harvey Holiday of...

Nov 14, 2012

Peggy Ann Woodbrey, 83 of Juneau, Alaska, formerly of Paducah, died Wednesday, November 14, 2012. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Juneau, as well as a lifelong member of Southland Baptist Temple in Paducah. She was also active in the PTA. Surviving are one son, Hilbert George Woodbrey Jr. of Benton; two daughters, Sandra Gail Adams of...

Oct 30, 2012

Horst O. Abramowski, 72 of Calvert City died at 12:31pm Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at Lourdes Hospital. Mr. Abramowski was a retired Research Chemist. He was of the Lutheran Evangelical faith. Surviving are his son, David Abramowski of Matthews, NC; two sisters, Trudy Miatkowski and Erna Blanton, both of Reidland; one grandchild; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded...

Oct 26, 2012

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Peggy J. Futrell, 81 of Paducah died Friday, October 26, 2012 at Metropolis Health Care Center in Metropolis. She was a homemaker. Surviving are her husband, Henry Freeland Futrell; one son, John (Beverly) Futrell of Paducah; one brother, Billy Mallory of Alexandria, VA; one sister, Dorothy Devers of Alexandria; two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She was preceded...

Oct 25, 2012

Roderick T. Dittmer, 82 of Paducah died at 10:03pm Thursday, October 25, 2012 at Western Baptist Hospital. Mr. Dittmer was a retired City Planner. Surviving is his wife, Lois Dittmer; two sons, Robert Dittmer of Cedarburg, WI and Rian Dittmer of Dusseldorf, Germany; two daughters, Kathleen Dittmer of Santa Fe, NM and Kristine Nathanson of Raleigh, NC; one sister, Christine...

Oct 23, 2012

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Dean Parker Meadows, 67, of Paducah died October 23, 2012 at 5:40 pm, at Metropolis Health Care Center. Mr. Meadows was a woodworker at the Easter Seals in Paducah and a member of Margaret Hank Memorial Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He is survived by two brothers; George W. Meadows of Paducah, and Roby A. Meadows of Louisville, KY. He...

Oct 17, 2012

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Evelyn Griffin Tucker, 83 of Paducah died at 3:00am Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at Lourdes Hospital. Mrs. Tucker was a member of First Church of the Nazarene, where she taught children’s Sunday School for many years. Surviving are four daughters, Tina Haley of Paducah, Jenda Lowery of Wingo, Penni Hoaglin of Joplin, MO, and Alita Parent of Paducah;...

Oct 9, 2012

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Sue Kimble, 62 of Paducah died at 6:35pm Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at Western Baptist Hospital. She was a retired factory worker. Surviving are one daughter, Tammy Mullins of Hoopeston, IL; one son, Shane Kimble of Paducah; two brothers; three sisters; three grandchildren and three great grandchildren; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. No services are scheduled....

Oct 3, 2012

Naomi Copeland, 88 of Paducah died at 7:40am Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Copeland was a member of Salt and Light Community Church. Surviving are her two sons, Donnie Copeland of Paducah and Johnny Copeland of Paducah; one daughter, Tammie Lamb of Paducah; seven grandchildren; six great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. She...

Oct 1, 2012

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Gil Perkins, 56 of LaCenter passed away at 12:54pm Monday, October 1, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Perkins was a mechanic, a farmer, and an avid motorcyclist. Surviving are his life partner, Terris Lovelace of LaCenter; one sister, Mary Carol Shaw of Arizona; and two nieces. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hubert and Gladys Perkins....

Sep 27, 2012

Jerry Wayne (Eyeball) Hall, 69, of West Paducah died Thursday, September 27, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Hall was a retired carpenter and a member of Lone Oak Baptist Church. He was also an Ambassador of Paducah and an Auxiliary volunteer at Western Baptist Hospital. Surviving are one son, Robert Wayne Hall of Brookport, IL; one daughter, Victoria Ann Powers...

Sep 25, 2012

Erik Randall Laszewski, 40, of Paducah died at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday at his home. He was an IT consultant and previously worked for Microsoft and Royal Caribbean. He is survived by his wife, Rita Gail Laszewski; his parents, Randall and Kathleen Laszewski of Crestwood, Fla.; two brothers, Kory Laszewski of Miami and Kirk Laszewski of Crestview, Fla.; and two sisters,...

Sep 17, 2012

Syble Poindexter, 80 of Reidland passed away at 5:30pm on Monday, September 17, 2012 at Western Baptist Hospital. Mrs. Poindexter was a longtime member of Reidland Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School for many years. She also taught remedial reading at Reidland Elementary School for several years. Surviving are two sons, Mike Poindexter of Ledbetter and Alan (Susan)...

Sep 8, 2012

Biography Nancy Jo Gourieux, 68 of Paducah died at 2:24 pm Saturday, September 8, 2012 in Mt. Washington, KY. She retired from the Purchase District Health Department, and was a member of the Potter’s House Baptist Worship Center in Smithland. Surviving are one son, Michael Gourieux of Shepherdsville; two sisters, Martha Daisy of Indiana and Mary Ann Jones of Paducah;...